The Portland Trail Blazers will face the Denver Nuggets in Round 2 of the 2019 NBA Playoffs. Nikola Jokic and company downed the San Antonio Spurs in Game 7 of their first-round series tonight, earning the right to face Portland on Monday night at 7:30, Pacific in Denver.
Here’s a look at the strengths and weaknesses each team displayed during the season, explaining how they got to 50+ wins. Green on charts indicates a top-ten ranking in the league in that category, red indicates a bottom-ten ranking.
Denver Record: 54-28, 34-7 at home, 20-21 on the road, 2nd in the Western Conference
Portland Record: 53-29, 32-9 at home, 21-20 on the road, 3rd in the Western Conference
Head-to-Head: Denver won 3-1
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Analysis:
As always, Portland’s offense looks good, with the only real deficits coming in areas they don’t particularly care to emphasize.